Alanis Obomsawin

Known for: Directing

Born: 1932-08-31 (age 93)

From: Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA

Alanis Obomsawin, OC (born August 31, 1932) is a Canadian filmmaker of Abenaki descent. Born in New Hampshire, and raised primarily in Quebec, she has produced and directed many National Film Board of Canada documentaries on First Nations culture and history. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alanis Obomsawin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (32)

MOVIE
My Friend the Green Horse
2024
as Narrator
TV
Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
2024
as Self
TV★ 8.0
Bones of Crows
2023
as Indigenous Director
MOVIE★ 6.8
Bones of Crows
2023
as TRC Film Director
MOVIE
Bill Reid Remembers
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE
Le grand solstice
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
2021
as Self
TV★ 2.0
La semaine des 4 Julie
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
2019
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 4.0
Bonsoir bonsoir!
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Devil's Share
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Walking Is Medicine
2017
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE
Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak
2016
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE
Trick or Treaty?
2014
as Narrator
MOVIE
Documenting John Grierson
2014
MOVIE
Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
2014
as Self
MOVIE
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
2013
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 5.0
Waseteg
2010
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.1
Capturing Reality
2008
as Self
MOVIE
Dream Magic
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Is the Crown at war with us?
2003
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
2000
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
1993
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Incident at Restigouche
1984
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 9.0
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
1980
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 8.0
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
1979
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 8.0
Mother of Many Children
1977
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.5
Amisk
1977
MOVIE
Our Dear Sisters
1975
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.4
Eliza's Horoscope
1975
as Indian Maiden
MOVIE★ 8.0
Christmas at Moose Factory
1971
as Narrator (voice)